Notable UK university alumni
13,528 people who studied at a UK university and have Wikipedia coverage. Ranked by international notability (number of language Wikipedias they appear in). Sourced from Wikidata.
Bryan Elsley
film producer · b. 1961
British television writer
University of York
Budge Pountney
rugby union player · b. 1973
English rugby union footballer and coach
De Montfort University
Bunu Sheriff Musa
civil servant · 1947–2021
Nigerian administrator and engineer
University of Southampton
Candace Chong Mui Ngam
playwright · b. 1976
Chinese playwright from Hong Kong
Royal Holloway, University of London
Carey Young
video artist · b. 1970
British artist (born 1970)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Carl Jones
conservationist · b. 1954
British biologist and species conservator
Swansea University
Carla Romano
journalist · b. 1969
British television presenter
University of Strathclyde
Carles Vilariño-Güell
biologist · b. 1977
researcher
University of Leicester
Carol Gould
pundit · 1953–2021
American writer and filmmaker
University of Kent
Carol Kirkwood
presenter · b. 1962
British weather forecaster
Edinburgh Napier University
Carol Smart
criminologist · b. 1948
Feminist sociologist
University of Portsmouth · University of Sheffield
Carolyn Jess-Cooke
film theorist · b. 1978
Northern Irish poet
Queen's University Belfast
Carolyn Quinn
journalist · b. 1961
British journalist
University of Kent
Carrie Reichardt
artist · b. 1966
British artist
Kingston University · Leeds Beckett University
Caryl Lewis
children's writer · b. 1978
Welsh author
Aberystwyth University
Caryn Franklin
journalist · b. 1959
British fashion journalist
Kingston University
Catherine Arnold
diplomat · b. 1978
British ambassador
University of Nottingham
Catherine O'Brien
film theorist · b. 1962
British film scholar
University of Hull
Cathy Jamieson
politician · b. 1956
British politician (born 1956)
Glasgow School of Art · Goldsmiths, University of London
Cécile Fabre
philosopher · b. 1971
French philosopher
University of York
Cecilia Keaveney
politician · b. 1968
Irish politician (born 1968)
Ulster University
Celeida Tostes
sculptor · 1929–1995
Brazilian artist
KLC School of Design
Celia de Fréine
translator · b. 1948
Irish poet
Lancaster University
Cem Belevi
musician · b. 1987
Turkish singer and actor
Brunel University of London
Cesar Victora
epidemiologist · b. 1952
researcher
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Chan Yuet-ming
politician · b. 1972
Hong Kong lawmaker
Manchester Metropolitan University
Char Davies
installation artist · b. 1954
Canadian artist
University of Plymouth
Charalambos Petrides
real-estate agent · b. 1974
Cypriot politician
Oxford Brookes University
Charles A. Adeogun-Phillips
lawyer · b. 1966
English lawyer
University of Warwick
Charles Bruce
colonial administrator · 1836–1920
British diplomat
University of Westminster, London
Charles Hay
diplomat · b. 1965
British diplomat. Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Spain 2006-2009, Director, Consular Services, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2009-2014, Ambassador to South Korea 2015-2018
Open University · University of Southampton
Charles Roger Slack
biochemist · 1937–2016
British-born plant scientist and biochemist (1937–2016)
University of Nottingham
Charles Thompson
curator · 1862–1943
English medical historian and museum curator
University of Liverpool
Charlie Ellison
cricketer · b. 1991
English cricketer (born 1991)
Oxford Brookes University
Charlie Williams
novelist · b. 1971
English writer
Swansea University
Charlotte Henshaw
para canoeist · b. 1987
British paralympic canoeist and former swimmer
University of Stirling
Charlotte Holmes
beauty pageant contestant · b. 1988
English model
Cardiff University
Charlotte Prodger
film director · b. 1974
British artist and film-maker
Glasgow School of Art · Goldsmiths, University of London
Charmian Gooch
political activist · b. 1965
anti-corruption campaigner
Aberystwyth University
Chauhdry Abdul Rashid
1941–2024
Lord Mayor of Birmingham
University of Wolverhampton
Chen Chi-lu
anthropologist · 1923–2014
Taiwanese politician
SOAS University of London
Chen I-hsin
politician · b. 1972
Taiwanese politician
SOAS University of London
Cherry Valentine
mental health nurse · 1993–2022
British drag performer (1993–2022)
University of Cumbria
Choida Jamtsho
politician · 1965–2021
Bhutanese politician
University of East Anglia UEA
Choong Shiau Yoon
politician · b. 1957
Malaysian politician
Brunel University of London
Chris Benham
cricketer · b. 1983
English cricketer (born 1983)
Loughborough University
Chris Hallam
athletics competitor · 1962–2013
Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Chris Hazzard
politician · b. 1984
Northern Ireland politician
Queen's University Belfast
Chris Joyce
association football player · b. 1985
English footballer (1985-)
Loughborough University
Chris Knight
anthropologist · b. 1942
British anthropologist (1942-)
University of Sussex
Chris Meigh-Andrews
video artist · b. 1952
British artist
Goldsmiths, University of London
Chris Mole
politician · b. 1958
British politician (born 1958)
University of Kent
Chris Ogbechie
university teacher · b. 1949
Nigerian Marketer, Administrator and Professor of Strategic Management
Brunel University of London
Chris Scott
novelist · b. 1945
Canadian writer
University of Hull
Chris Williamson
television personality · b. 1988
British broadcaster (born 1987)
Newcastle University
Christ Tshiunza
rugby union player · b. 2002
Welsh rugby union player
University of Exeter
Christian Furr
painter · b. 1966
painter and artist
De Montfort University
Christian Latouche
businessperson · b. 1940
French businessman
ESCP Business School
Christine Butler
politician · 1943–2017
British politician (1943-2017)
Middlesex University
Christine Hamilton
autobiographer · b. 1949
English media personality and author
University of York